Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics

by Claire Yu Yan

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The book is most suitable for a one-term, introductory engineering thermodynamics course at the undergraduate level. It may also be used for self-learning of fundamental concepts of classical thermodynamics.

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Publisher
University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Subjects
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. About the Author
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Preface
  9. Nomenclature
  10. 1: Basic Concepts and Definitions
  11. 1.1: Chapter introduction and learning objectives
  12. 1.2: What is thermodynamics about?
  13. 1.3: System and surroundings
  14. 1.4: Extensive and intensive properties
  15. 1.5: State, process, and cycle
  16. 1.6: Chapter review
  17. 2: Thermodynamic Properties of a Pure Substance
  18. 2.1: Chapter introduction and learning objectives
  19. 2.2: Pure substance
  20. 2.3: Thermodynamic properties
  21. 2.4: Phase diagrams
  22. 2.5: Thermodynamic tables
  23. 2.6: Chapter review
  24. 2.7: Key Equations
  25. 3: Ideal and Real Gasses
  26. 3.1: Chapter introduction and learning objectives
  27. 3.2: Ideal gas and ideal gas equation of state
  28. 3.3: Real gas and compressibility factor
  29. 3.4: Chapter Review
  30. 3.5: Key Equations
  31. 4: The First Law of Thermodynamics for Closed Systems
  32. 4.1: Chapter introduction and learning objectives
  33. 4.2: Internal energy in a system
  34. 4.3: Heat transfer across a boundary
  35. 4.4: Work
  36. 4.5: The first law of thermodynamics for closed systems
  37. 4.6: Chapter review
  38. 4.7: Key equations
  39. 5: The First Law of Thermodynamics for a Control Volume
  40. 5.1: Chapter introduction and learning objectives
  41. 5.2: Enthalpy
  42. 5.3: Mass and energy conservation equations in a control volume
  43. 5.4: Applications of the mass and energy conservation equations in steady flow devices
  44. 5.5: Chapter review
  45. 5.6: Key equations
  46. 6: Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
  47. 6.1: Chapter introduction and learning objectives
  48. 6.2: Heat engine
  49. 6.3: Refrigerator and heat pump
  50. 6.4: The second law of thermodynamics- Kelvin-Planck and Clausius statements
  51. 6.5: Carnot cycles
  52. 6.6: Entropy and entropy generation
  53. 6.7: The second law of thermodynamics for closed systems
  54. 6.8: Specific entropy of a state
  55. 6.9: Applications of the second law of thermodynamics in closed systems
  56. 6.10: The second law of thermodynamics for open systems
  57. 6.11: Applications of the second law of thermodynamics in open systems
  58. 6.12: Chapter review
  59. 6.13: Key equations
  60. 7: Appendices
  61. 7.1: Appendix A - Thermodynamic Properties of Water
  62. 7.2: Appendix B - Thermodynamic Properties of Ammonia
  63. 7.3: Appendix C - Thermodynamic Properties of R134a
  64. 7.4: Appendix D - Thermodynamic Properties of Carbon Dioxide
  65. 7.5: Appendix E - Critical Properties of Selected Fluids
  66. 7.6: Appendix F - Triple Point of Selected Substances
  67. 7.7: Appendix G - Properties of Various Substances
  68. Back Matter
  69. Index
  70. Glossary
  71. Detailed Licensing